Where to find me - with links

Good Monday morning. It’s Labor Day here in the US. It’s also my birthday. I’ve been on this Earth for 53 years now. There isn’t anything planned for today. A couple of people are coming by to hang out. I wanted to share where I can be found on the internet. I’m going to delete my Facebook account soon. The main reason I stayed on so I could stay in touch with family and friends during Hurricane Laura. I’m not liking the way Facebook is going so I’m going to step away. I’ll continue to be on Instagram for the time being but I will step away from there by the end of the year (if not sooner). My goal is to concentrate on my website and YouTube channel exclusively.

Lightning strike from Friday night

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Thanks. Have a wonderful week.

Lightning Compilation

I was going through my videos and noticed a lightning compilation one from last year when I went all over the area to chase storms. I forgot I had posted it on YouTube so here is the video.

These are some of the best lightning strikes I’ve gotten on video. I hope you enjoy the video with the music.

Have a good one and stay safe out there. Peace.

Mobile Videography Editing - Kinemaster

Kinemaster is a powerful videography editing tool for your phone. You can get it for both Android and IOS. There is a free version and paid version of this app. The free version has a watermark on your video and you don’t have access to many of the effects but you can still edit your videos on the fly and get them on your social media platforms.

Screen shot when you open Kinemaster

Screen shot of the editing platform in Kinemaster

There are several tutorials on how to use this app on YouTube. Justin Brown with Primal Video (link provided) on how to start using this app. Once you get comfortable with the app, there are others like Ajay Kaja TV (link to his channel provided) who can help you take your mobile video editing to the next level.

I hope this blog post helps. If you are using any other apps on your phone, let me know in the comments below. I would be interested in seeing what others are using. Thanks and have a good one.

Free Resources for Editing and Drawing

Today I am going to share with you two free resources for photo editing and drawing. If you are a Photoshop user and are tired of paying for their subscription and getting constant updates, these may work for you. I will provide links to the software and YouTube channels for tutorials on each piece of software. The two resources are GIMP and Krita (pronounced like Cheetah).

GIMP

Screen shot of the GIMP interface

GIMP is available for Linux, Windows and MacOS. According to the GIMP website -

“The Free & Open Source Image Editor

This is the official website of the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP). GIMP is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, OS X, Windows and more operating systems. It is free software, you can change its source code and distribute your changes.
Whether you are a graphic designer, photographer, illustrator, or scientist, GIMP provides you with sophisticated tools to get your job done. You can further enhance your productivity with GIMP thanks to many customization options and 3rd party plugins.”

A couple of experts on YouTube in GIMP are Logos by Nick and Davies Media Design. Check them out.

Krita

Screen shot of the Krita interface

I recently stumbled upon this software so I am not too familiar with it. I watched a couple of tutorials to see what it is about.

According to the Krita website -

Krita is a professional FREE and open source painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone.

• concept art

• texture and matte painters

• illustrations and comics

I’m not familiar with any YouTube channels for this resource yet. When I find some, I will post them on my blog.

I hope you find these two free resources helpful in future creative processes. Let me know in the comments if you have used these or if there are any other good ones.

Thanks and have a good one. Peace.

New stuff

I’m trying my hand at creating logos in Inkscape and GIMP. Here is what I have created so far. I’m going to learn more techniques and post what I create here.

My initials created in Inkscape

My initials created in GIMP

Logo created in GIMP

I have been following tutorials on YouTube from Logos By Nick. They are easy tutorials to follow. If you are interested in learning Inkscape and GIMP, you should give his channel a look.

I hope you like these I have created. Please like, comment, and subscribe if you haven’t. It would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and Peace.

New Vlog Post...

John here.

I am getting back into vlogging. The video will explain why. I need to get more comfortable in front of the camera and this is a good way for me to get comfortable. Practice, practice, practice.

I'm back at vlogging. Mr Alex Tech started vlogging and asked for people to join him in vlogging. I accepted the challenge. Here is his channel if you want to check him out. He has some really good content, to include tutorials and reviews.

Please check it out. If you haven’t, please like, comment, and subscribe. It would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and I’m outta here.

John